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Leadership
Experienced respiratory professionals who bring clinical judgment, accountability, mentorship, and leadership to the bedside and department.
Respiratory workforce & clinical solutions
Stronger Respiratory Care Starts with the right people.
LUNG Collaborative extends the reach of respiratory departments with experienced clinicians for temporary, finite, and defined-duration needs—then steps back as the need resolves and remains ready when support is needed again.
Temporary support. Lasting impact.
The LUNG approach
Four pillars. One purpose.
We don't simply fill respiratory positions. We strengthen respiratory care—because respiratory knows respiratory. Leadership, Utilization, Needs, and Growth guide a company rooted in the profession and built to grow responsibly with the departments and communities we serve.
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Utilization
Helping organizations use respiratory resources effectively while reducing coverage gaps, workforce pressure, and operational strain.
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Needs
Listening first and building solutions around each organization's real clinical, operational, and workforce requirements.
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Growth
Leaving respiratory care stronger through sustainable capacity, clinician development, education, and thoughtful service expansion.
Built by respiratory. For respiratory.
Rooted in respiratory care. Positioned for responsible growth.
Respiratory therapy is not a service line we added to a generalized staffing menu—it is the foundation of LUNG Collaborative. We are building a focused regional network that can grow with facility need while protecting the clinical standards, relationships, and profession-first culture that make the model different.
Respiratory-first foundationWorkforce decisions are shaped by people who understand respiratory departments, bedside expectations, and the realities behind every shift.
Regional reach, controlled growthLaunching across New Hampshire and Vermont with the ability to expand throughout Northern New England as facility demand and clinician capacity support it.
More than staffingTemporary workforce support can connect naturally to interim leadership, consulting, education, and competency development when a department needs more.
Predictable temporary staffing costs
One Rate. Any Shift.
Temporary staffing should solve a coverage problem—not create a budgeting problem. Our One Rate model gives facilities a predictable regular bedside rate without surge pricing simply because a need falls on a night, weekend, holiday, short-notice request, rural assignment, or hard-to-fill shift.
Predictability matters.
Know the regular staffing cost before the shift is filled.
Hospitals should be able to forecast temporary respiratory labor without wondering whether tonight, Sunday, Christmas, a rural assignment, or a last-minute vacancy will trigger a different regular rate. Predictability makes it easier to use supplemental staffing as a planned workforce tool instead of a crisis purchase.
Simple by design: one regular bedside rate across shifts. Overtime-designated coverage and non-bedside services are handled separately under the applicable facility agreement.
Temporary by design. Ready when needed.
A collaborative staffing relationship that can step in—and step back.
The goal is not to make a facility dependent on agency staffing. It is to extend the respiratory department's reach when a defined need appears, then scale back when that need resolves while keeping the relationship ready for the future.
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A need appears
Vacancy, leave, census change, seasonal volume, recruitment gap, schedule hole, or another temporary operational need creates pressure on the department.
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LUNG extends your reach
We match the need with qualified respiratory clinicians who meet LUNG standards and the facility's applicable credentialing, orientation, and competency requirements.
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We step back when you are ready
As the need resolves, coverage scales down. The relationship remains in place so returning clinicians can be re-engaged efficiently when requirements remain current—helping reduce repeated recruiting, onboarding, training steps, and associated administrative costs.
Long-term relationship. Temporary staffing assignments.Familiar clinicians can return to departments that know them, extending continuity without forcing a permanent staffing commitment.
Temporary staffing solutions for respiratory departments
Experienced respiratory support for finite needs—without building permanent overhead around a temporary problem.
LUNG Collaborative is designed for temporary, intermittent, episodic, and defined-duration staffing needs. We help respiratory departments bridge the gap during vacancies, leave, seasonal demand, census changes, recruitment periods, and schedule gaps—then scale back when the need resolves.
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Intermittent & Short-Term Coverage
Experienced respiratory therapists for individual shifts, short runs of coverage, and recurring temporary gaps when the department needs added capacity.
Short-term • Intermittent • Need-based
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Vacancies & Recruitment Gaps
Temporary coverage while a permanent position is vacant or while the facility recruits, hires, and prepares the right long-term team member.
Bridge the vacancy • Step back when filled
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Leave & Defined-Duration Coverage
Finite support for FMLA, parental leave, medical leave, planned absences, temporary assignments, and other clearly defined coverage windows.
Defined start • Defined need
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Seasonal & Census Demand
Add respiratory capacity during seasonal surges, census increases, flu/respiratory season, or other temporary changes in patient demand.
Scale up • Scale back
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Schedule Gaps & Hard-to-Fill Shifts
Extend beyond the facility’s existing pool when open shifts, nights, weekends, holidays, rural coverage, or short-notice needs are difficult to fill internally.
One Rate. Any Shift.
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Specialized Respiratory Therapists
Bring experienced, specialized RTs to the table—clinicians with strong critical-care backgrounds, independent practice skills, advanced credentials preferred, and the judgment to adapt quickly.
Specialized RTs • Not specialized job titles
Additional respiratory solutions remain available separately. Interim leadership, consulting, education, and competency support can be added when a department needs more than routine temporary staffing.
A true respiratory partnership
Flexible support. Stronger respiratory teams.
People. Partnership. Respiratory expertise.
Quality patient care starts with bringing the right people into the facilities we serve. LUNG Collaborative works alongside respiratory leaders and hospital teams to understand the department, adapt as needs change, and help build stronger, more resilient respiratory services around the patients who depend on them.
Work with the facility
Listen first, understand the department’s priorities, and build support around the hospital’s real clinical and operational needs.
Adapt and grow together
Support flexes with the department—meeting a finite need today while preserving the relationship and familiarity that make future support easier.
Build stronger respiratory departments
The goal is better continuity, stronger teams, and the quality respiratory care your patients deserve.
Quality starts with the right people
Experienced respiratory clinicians bring judgment, professionalism, critical thinking, and the ability to integrate into the team so patient care remains the focus.
Extend the department, not the problem
Bring more respiratory experience into reach when your local pool is not enough.
Critical-access, rural, underserved, and temporarily understaffed facilities do not need a lower clinical standard. In many cases, they need the opposite: seasoned respiratory therapists who can work independently, collaborate with physicians and nurses, adapt quickly, and bring confidence to high-stakes situations.
Extend your recruiting reachAccess experienced clinicians beyond the hospital's existing local pool for temporary needs.
Keep costs predictableUse the same regular bedside rate across days, nights, weekends, holidays, short notice, rural, and hard-to-fill shifts.
Build repeat familiarityCreate relationships with clinicians the department knows, trusts, and can request back when another need arises.
For respiratory clinicians
If you bring more to the bedside, your compensation should reflect it.
LUNG Collaborative is being built for experienced respiratory therapists who bring independent judgment, reliability, adaptability, and strong critical thinking to the bedside—and who deserve a staffing partner that respects their time, expertise, professional goals, and network.
PremiumClinician Payfor experience, reliability & performance
Premium compensation
Compensation is designed to reflect the value of experienced respiratory clinicians and the responsibility they carry when stepping into a new department.
Weekly pay
Your time should not sit in a traditional biweekly cycle. LUNG uses weekly payroll so worked time turns into a paycheck sooner.
Loyalty rewards
Commitment matters. Clinicians who stay engaged with LUNG and build strong facility relationships can earn recurring loyalty rewards.
Referral bonuses
Great RTs know great RTs. Referral rewards recognize clinicians who help us build the network with qualified respiratory professionals.
Respect for clinicians
We listen, communicate clearly, value professional judgment, and treat respiratory therapists like the skilled clinicians they are.
Supportive partnership
Temporary work should still feel connected. We want to support clinicians before, during, and after assignments—not disappear once a shift is filled.
A different employment philosophy
We want to reward the clinicians facilities ask to have back.
High-performing temporary clinicians create real value: they reduce onboarding friction, strengthen trust, stabilize coverage, and become productive members of a department quickly. Our model recognizes that value through premium compensation, weekly pay, recurring loyalty rewards, referral bonuses, respectful communication, and support throughout the relationship.
Our clinician standard
Experienced by design.
Recruiting emphasizes the clinical maturity, credentials, and judgment needed for independent respiratory practice. Facility-specific requirements are layered on based on the assignment.
RRT credentialRegistered Respiratory Therapist credential and strong professional standing are central to the experienced clinician network.
State licensureActive, unrestricted licensure appropriate to the state and assignment.
Core life-support readinessCurrent life-support credentials appropriate to the clinical environment and facility requirements.
Critical-care experienceTarget profile often includes at least one year of critical-care or comparable high-acuity respiratory experience.
Independent practiceDemonstrated ability to assess, prioritize, communicate, adapt, and work confidently within scope and facility policy.
Specialty credentialsRRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, and other relevant advanced respiratory credentials are preferred when applicable.
“We don't simply fill respiratory positions. We strengthen respiratory care.”
Questions
Frequently asked.
The core staffing model is temporary and need-based: intermittent bedside coverage, short-term or defined-duration staffing for vacancies, leaves, census changes, recruitment gaps, and other temporary needs. LUNG can also provide interim respiratory leadership, clinical consulting, education, competency development, and customized departmental support.
For regular bedside clinician coverage, our pricing philosophy is intentionally predictable. The regular facility rate does not increase simply because the shift is a night, weekend, holiday, rural assignment, short-notice need, or otherwise difficult to fill. Overtime-designated coverage is handled separately under the applicable facility agreement.
We recruit for independent practice, critical thinking, clinical maturity, reliability, and professionalism. Many target clinicians bring one year or more of critical-care experience, and specialty credentials are preferred. We pair those expectations with premium compensation, weekly pay, loyalty rewards, referral bonuses, respect, and ongoing support.
Coverage can scale back or end as the identified need resolves. The facility relationship remains available for future needs, and clinicians who remain current with facility requirements may be able to return without repeating unnecessary recruiting and full onboarding steps, helping avoid avoidable onboarding and training expense.
No. LUNG Collaborative is New Hampshire based and built to serve healthcare organizations across Northern New England, with expansion based on facility need and clinician availability.
Contact LUNG Collaborative directly. We begin with a conversation about the facility's coverage or service needs, or the clinician's background, availability, and professional goals.
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Start with the respiratory need in front of you.
Whether you need temporary bedside coverage, leadership support, consulting, education, or you are an experienced respiratory therapist interested in joining LUNG Collaborative, start the conversation here.
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500 N. Commercial Street Suite 502DW
Manchester, NH 03101
500 N. Commercial Street Suite 502DW
Manchester, NH 03101
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Service area
New Hampshire & Vermont • Growing across Northern New England
New Hampshire & Vermont • Growing across Northern New England
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